The Mindfulness Book for Adults Who Can’t Switch Off
by Rowan James
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Pub Date 15 Jun 2025 | Archive Date Not set
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Description
You thought it was a heart attack.
Sitting in your car. Sweating. Shaking. Heart pounding through your chest.
Turns out… it was a panic attack.
But really?
It was a damn alarm bell.
A signal that your mind had taken over.
That you'd been living on autopilot.
That your thoughts were driving — and you were just along for the ride.
This book was born in that moment.
Not in peace. Not in Zen.
But in the raw chaos of being a grown adult with a life, a job, and a mind that won’t shut up.
Let’s stop sugarcoating it.
Your brain?
It lies.
Constantly.
It makes up stories.
It replays old shame.
It convinces you that you're not enough, not safe, not lovable — even when everything's fine.
And the worst part?
You believe it.
Because no one ever taught you to do anything else.
That’s where this book comes in.
You’ve tried meditating. You’ve read the books.
You’ve nodded along to podcast episodes.
But nothing stuck.
And now you’re wondering:
“Maybe mindfulness just isn’t for people like me?”
This book was made to prove otherwise.
Inside, you’ll learn how to:
• Separate truth from mental noise (and finally stop believing your own BS)
• Use 7-second “interrupts” to calm your system mid-spiral — yes, even then
• Catch the voice in your head as it starts… and take the mic back
• Walk through 21 raw, powerful, real-life days that reset how you think, feel, breathe, and exist
• Hear stories that feel so familiar, it’s like someone finally put your internal chaos into words
This isn’t a book about becoming calm.
It’s a book about becoming real.
About stopping the inner war.
About dropping the fake perfection.
About finally coming back — to your breath, your body, your moment.
This is for you if:
You’re tired of overthinking everything
You want to feel grounded but don’t know how
You’ve tried “mindfulness” but it never stuck
You show up for everyone else — but forgot how to show up for yourself
You’re done pretending. You’re ready for something real
No incense.
No gurus.
No pretending life is always pretty.
Just truth.
Tools.
And a way back to yourself — even when everything’s on fire.
Get a copy of this book if you’re ready to stop surviving your life… and start actually living it.
Because this... right here... is the moment everything begins to shift.
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ISBN | 9783911943000 |
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